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Widline Cadet

Widline Cadet
Born1992
Pétion-Ville, Haiti
EducationBA, City College of New York
MFA, Syracuse University
Known forPhotography

Widline Cadet (born 1992) is a Los Angeles-based Haitian photographer. Her work deals with such subjects as diaspora, family, and Black womanhood.

Early life and education

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Widline Cadet was born in Pétion-Ville, Haiti, in 1992.[1][2][3] In 2002, at age 10, she immigrated to the United States, where she grew up in New York City's Washington Heights neighborhood.[1][4][5]

At a young age, Cadet was interesting in pursuing a career in animation, but she eventually turned to photography instead.[6] In 2013, she obtained a bachelor's in studio art with a focus on photography from the City College of New York.[2][4][7][8] She then graduated with a master's in fine art from Syracuse University in 2020.[1][2][4][8]

Career

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Previously working out of New York, Cadet is now based in Los Angeles.[1][2][9][10]

Her work deals with diaspora, displacement, family, memory, and Black womanhood.[1][2][11][12] She often documents her own family and friends, as well as strangers.[8]

Notable series produced by Cadet include Home Bodies, which began in 2013 and explores her family lineage in Haiti; Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual [Dis]Appearance), which began in 2017 and addresses Black feminine identity and visibility; and Soft, which also began in 2017 and captures visitors to New York City parks.[1][4]

In 2018, she was an artist in residence at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, followed by a 2020–2021 artist residency at the Studio Museum in Harlem.[2] In 2020, she received the Museum of Contemporary Photography's Snider Prize.[2]

Her photography has been featured in various publications including Aperture, the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, and the Financial Times.[2] Her piece Seremoni Disparisyon #1 (Ritual [Dis]Appearance #1) appeared on the cover of Edwidge Danticat's 2024 collection We're Alone.[13]

Cadet's first solo show, Se Sou Ou Mwen Mete Espwa m (I Put All My Hopes On You), was held at New York's Deli Gallery in 2021.[1][4][5]

In 2025, Cadet's work is included in Narratives in Focus: Selections from PAMM's Collection, a photography group show at the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Florida.[14] Her work is also being included in the Made In L.A. 2025 biennial at the Hammer Museum, in California.[15]

Collections

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Institutions that hold her work include the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Pérez Art Museum Miami, the Milwaukee Art Museum, and the Princeton University Art Museum.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Fletcher, Gem (2021-08-04). "Widline Cadet delves into the past to unpack the present". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "In Focus: Widline Cadet's Los Angeles". Frieze. 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  3. ^ "Widline Cadet". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  4. ^ a b c d e Jeffcoat, Yves (2022-05-12). "Widline Cadet Explores How Images Echo Across Time and Space". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  5. ^ a b Murphy, Yume (2021-08-10). "A Photographer's Otherworldly Portrayal of Créolité". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  6. ^ Flower, Isabel (2020-12-07). "Widline Cadet Captures a Multitudinous World in Photographs". Cultured Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  7. ^ "CCNY Graduate Widline Cadet Named Hays-Brandeis Fellow". The City College of New York. 2013. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  8. ^ a b c Murff, Zora J (2019-01-17). "Q&A: Widline Cadet". Strange Fire. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  9. ^ Lack, Hannah (2024-06-12). "The Most Visually Arresting Images From PHotoESPAÑA". AnOther. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  10. ^ Appleford, Steve (2024-02-18). "Frieze Preview Demonstrates L.A.'s Increasing Importance in the Art World". LAmag. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  11. ^ Terrebonne, Jacqueline (2020-12-18). "Next Big Things: Widline Cadet". Galerie. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  12. ^ Fletcher, Gem (2019-09-04). "Exposure: Widline Cadet". Creative Review. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  13. ^ Lou, Jo (2024-02-09). "Exclusive Cover Reveal of "We're Alone" by Edwidge Danticat". Electric Literature. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  14. ^ "Narratives in Focus: Selections from PAMM's Collection • Pérez Art Museum Miami". Pérez Art Museum Miami. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  15. ^ "Made in L.A. 2025 | Hammer Museum". hammer.ucla.edu. 2025-10-05. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
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